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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
7 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, trained hybrid, time-based, competency-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for GAS UTILITY WORKER (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRIC METER INSTALLER I | 0330 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| ELECTRIC METER REPAIRER | 0151 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| GAS UTILITY WORKER | 0594 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| GAS-METER MECHANIC I | 0331 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| GAS-REGULATOR REPAIRER | 0232 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| METER REPAIRER (Any Ind) | 0332 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| Pipeline Maintenance Technician | 3015 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door earn, by state
Rhode Island has the highest state median for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door ($110,900) and Mississippi the lowest ($48,670), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $110,900 | $53.32 | 110 |
| Alaska | $109,450 | $52.62 | 30 |
| Connecticut | $104,690 | $50.33 | 360 |
| North Dakota | $103,580 | $49.80 | 270 |
| Washington | $102,870 | $49.46 | 450 |
| New York | $101,150 | $48.63 | 4,170 |
| California | $100,260 | $48.20 | 4,310 |
| Wyoming | $100,030 | $48.09 | 290 |
| District of Columbia | $98,810 | $47.50 | 50 |
| South Dakota | $98,090 | $47.16 | 150 |
| Oregon | $97,110 | $46.69 | 490 |
| Michigan | $96,890 | $46.58 | 2,240 |
| New Jersey | $96,510 | $46.40 | 1,000 |
| Massachusetts | $95,520 | $45.93 | 1,320 |
| Nebraska | $88,610 | $42.60 | 440 |
| Idaho | $84,390 | $40.57 | 180 |
| Iowa | $83,830 | $40.30 | 820 |
| Vermont | $82,010 | $39.43 | 40 |
| Hawaii | $81,850 | $39.35 | 110 |
| West Virginia | $79,000 | $37.98 | 610 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,120 | $37.56 | 1,330 |
| Kansas | $77,720 | $37.36 | 290 |
| Missouri | $77,650 | $37.33 | 620 |
| Ohio | $76,920 | $36.98 | 1,230 |
| Minnesota | $76,640 | $36.85 | 710 |
| Wisconsin | $76,540 | $36.80 | 980 |
| Delaware | $75,720 | $36.40 | 150 |
| Utah | $73,090 | $35.14 | 300 |
| Nevada | $72,310 | $34.76 | 70 |
| Virginia | $68,000 | $32.69 | 820 |
| New Mexico | $67,520 | $32.46 | 320 |
| Louisiana | $66,730 | $32.08 | 560 |
| Maryland | $66,500 | $31.97 | 800 |
| Maine | $66,240 | $31.85 | 190 |
| North Carolina | $64,820 | $31.16 | 1,440 |
| Colorado | $63,770 | $30.66 | 1,190 |
| Oklahoma | $62,780 | $30.18 | 1,320 |
| Illinois | $61,980 | $29.80 | 250 |
| Alabama | $61,670 | $29.65 | 430 |
| Kentucky | $61,450 | $29.54 | 450 |
| Arkansas | $61,440 | $29.54 | 440 |
| New Hampshire | $61,380 | $29.51 | 220 |
| Georgia | $61,070 | $29.36 | 870 |
| Arizona | $60,570 | $29.12 | 840 |
| Indiana | $60,170 | $28.93 | 760 |
| Montana | $58,940 | $28.34 | 50 |
| Texas | $58,230 | $28.00 | 11,630 |
| Florida | $57,460 | $27.63 | 1,250 |
| Tennessee | $57,010 | $27.41 | 670 |
| Puerto Rico | $52,660 | $25.32 | 140 |
| South Carolina | $50,800 | $24.42 | 420 |
| Mississippi | $48,670 | $23.40 | 170 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).